SmithsonianX: The Smithsonian Summer Sessions: Interrogating the Stories We Tell

Educators from six Smithsonian museums will dive deeply into the objects in their collections to interrogate the stories we know and tell our students. They will explore connections among their collections and model teaching strategies that participants can implement with their students.

There is one session available:

After a course session ends, it will be archived.

Starts Dec 20

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About this course

In this course, you’ll discover how museum objects and works of art can broaden our perspectives, reveal silenced stories, and make relevant connections to our world today. Museum educators will explore connections among their collections and model teaching strategies that participants can implement with their students, whether online or in the classroom.

Teachers, join six Smithsonian museums for 14-weeks of teacher professional development from home. We’ll introduce the Smithsonian Learning Lab, a free, online platform for accessing digital museum resources and creating interactive learning experiences with them. Participants will discover how to teach with museum resources to engage students in deeper thinking and support content learning across disciplines.

Over the duration of the course, you will reflect on what you have learned and workshop ideas to create a learning experience for your classroom.

At a glance

Institution:SmithsonianX
Subject:Education & Teacher Training
Level:Introductory
Prerequisites:None

Language:English
Video Transcript:English
Associated programs:
Professional Certificate in The Smithsonian Summer Sessions: Teaching with Museum Objects
Associated skills:Collections, Interactive Learning, Museum Education, Student Engagement, Teaching

What you'll learn

Gain expertise from educators from multiple Smithsonian museums through recorded video sessions
Reflect and share ideas with a community of educators via discussion forums
Explore inquiry-based strategies for integrating museum objects and works of art into your teaching, whether in the classroom or online
Learn to use a variety of educational technology tools, including the Smithsonian Learning Lab, to curate digital resource collections and share lesson ideas